Collective Violence
Harmful Behavior in Groups and Governments
Collective Violence
Harmful Behavior in Groups and Governments
Description
Collective violence_i.e., situations in which people are measurably harmed by the joint contributions of others_has been a pervasive feature of human history. Nevertheless, as bloody as more distant human history has been, many scholars have concluded that the violence of past centuries pales before the violence and murderousness of the present one. This collection presents a range of theoretical and disciplinary approaches to the subject of collective violence. The distinguished contributors investigate the factors that contribute to the social context of violence, and examine the ways of thinking that allow participation in harmful activities. Cross-disciplinary in nature, this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of sociology, psychology, ethics, criminology, and international affairs.
Table of Contents
Chapter 2 A Social-Psychological Analysis of African American and Korean American Relations in Los Angeles
Chapter 3 Understanding Genocidal Killing in the Former Yugoslavia: Preliminary Observations
Chapter 4 The Psychology of Political Decision Making and Aboriginal Rights in Canada
Chapter 5 American Genocide: The Destruction of the Black Underclass
Chapter 6 Collective Violence in Prisons: Psychosocial Dimensions and Ritualistic Transformations
Chapter 7 Beyond the Conceptualization of Terrorism: A Psychological-Structural Model of the Causes of This Activity
Part 8 Responding to the Problem of Collective Violence
Chapter 9 Predicting Collective Violence: The Psychological and Cultural Roots of Turning against Others
Chapter 10 The Prospects for a Nongenocidal World: Reflections on Why There Still Can Be Hope
Product details
| Published | 06 Oct 1999 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 272 |
| ISBN | 9780742574038 |
| Imprint | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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